| Show for and they cannot give away what they have neither bonor paid for If we should defer our settlements till they had arranged these matters righteously with the natives how long should we wait We do not mean to put it onto the power of Govto refuse our making settlements How long should we have waited forhome Indians claim here 13 President James Buchanan explained to Congress that Utah Territory was under the personal despotism of Brigham Young The civil government is ina state of rebellion against the laws and authority of the United States He said he was bound to restore the supremacy of the Constitution Alfred President Buchanan appointed new governor Cummings of Georgia and others and sent them withmilitary force for their protection 14 Since Brigham Young was not given notice of his displacement as governor he regarded the troops ashostile mob force of000 men was on its way to Utah by September 18 1857 15 In the summer of 1858 detachment of Johnstons Army passed through Arropine Valley These soldiers had been to Camp Floyd less than three weeks when orders came to depart for Fort Union in New Mexico Nine years has passed since Chief Walker extended the invitation for the Saints to settle Sanpete Manti City situated inrich valley has 1000 to 1500 houses numerous fields of grain under high cultivation andgood market There iscamp of Indians the remnants of Walkertribe under Arropine The chief of the Sanpitchcame into camp and lamented the Mormons taking his country and now he has no home to go 16 ColonelW Loring Journal The Utah War though bloodless brought about total failure to the Indian Farm Program---a whole-hearted attempt by the pioneers to establishlasting peace by helping the Indians to help themselves 17 In 1864 Congress passed enactments depriving the Indians of any title held to agricultural and mineral lands in Utah except the right to occupyreservation in Uintah Valley To the Indians the law said Your home is taken away you are to be moved tostrange valley where you will lose much of your freedom and independence 18 The natives agreed to relinquish their rights to stipulated lands within the territory and to move within one year to Uintah Valley The United States Government agreed to protect the red men They were to pay the Indians sixty-two cents an acre for their claim of 127 |
